Awards & Recognition

Criteria for the School of Pharmacy Citation Award

The School of Pharmacy Awards and Citation Committee invites you to nominate distinguished alumni or friends of the school for the UW School of Pharmacy Citation Award. Citations are awarded in the categories of education, practice and industry. Only an honorary degree constitutes a higher honor than a citation.

The award honors distinguished alumni or friends of the school who have established a record of public service well beyond outstanding professional practice alone, and to persons who hold a degree from the school or the university, or who otherwise have been closely identified with Wisconsin at some stage of their career, and who have an outstanding record of contribution to pharmacy and society through research, teaching or involvement in professional and community organizations. School of Pharmacy alumni, faculty, staff and professional colleagues may submit nominations.

Complete nominations include:

A letter of nomination and a detailed outline of the nominee’s qualifications.
Nominee’s curriculum vitae and contact information (current address and phone number)

Deadline: Nominations for the citations should be received no later than March 1 of each year.

Submit Nominations to:

Awards and Citation Committee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Pharmacy
777 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2222

PharmTox alumni are leaders in healthcare, academia, industry, entrepreneurship, government, and law. The Pharmacology and Toxicology Alumnus of the Year award, sponsored by the UW–Madison Pharmacy Alumni Association (PAA), honors an alum whose exceptional professional achievements have brought distinction to themselves, credit to UW–Madison, and benefit to their vocational community and/or residential community (e.g., town, city, state), in any career field.

The recipient will be recognized at the PharmTox graduation celebration during Commencement and will have the opportunity to speak to the PharmTox graduating class and their honored guests.

Nomination Eligibility and Criteria

To be eligible for nomination, the person must be:

a graduate of the Pharmacology and Toxicology undergraduate program at the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy, and
at least 10 years beyond their graduation year

To nominate a member of the alumni for the award, we ask that you submit a one-page nomination letter that describes the following:

What are the unique achievements that have brought distinction to the nominee and impacted their profession? In what ways have the nominee’s achievements truly been extraordinary? Please describe and interpret the nominee’s accomplishments in terms that a lay reader can understand.
What are the recognized contributions made by the nominee that demonstrate a benefit to the larger community and/or service to society? How has the nominee exemplified the Wisconsin Idea?

You may nominate multiple individuals, including yourself. Nominations submitted in prior years will automatically be reconsidered for this year.

Submit a Nomination

The annual deadline for nominations is October 15 of each year.

Nomination letters can be submitted via email to Kendra Gurnee, PharmTox Program Coordinator, at kgurnee@wisc.edu.